Hetty Green

…Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Hetty was born into a wealthy Quaker whaling and banking family in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1834. Isaac Howland Jr. and Company owned more ships…

The Vessel and the Painting

…and thanks us all for coming. “You can take a picture of the main street in so many communities and see the same hotels and the same restaurants, and you…

Great American Outdoors Act

…Smoky Mountains; national forests; rivers and lakes; coastal areas; community parks; trails; and ball fields. Every year, $900 million in royalties—paid by energy companies drilling for oil and gas on…

My Secret Ledge

…It’s just not talked about. I walk in the woods for the reasons people announce that they do, but mostly for something else. Let’s look at the common reasons first….

Become a River Partner

…and promote your organization to a growing, spending, & engaged community. Contact estuary River Partners at riverpartners@estuarymagazine.com or call 860-474-3556 to customize your River Partnership today!\n\n Our River Partners: \n\n…

Wildlife

…1, 2024 It’s well known by birdwatchers that green herons (Butorides virescens), who are common in the Connecticut River watershed, use their daggerlike bills to seize prey…. Read More Below…

Wildlife Wonders: Red-breasted Merganser

…writer for The Day newspaper in New London, CT. He can be reached for comments at whobbs246@gmail.com.\n\n Check out these other articles by Bill Hobbs in Estuary magazine. Wildlife Wonders…

Wildlife Wonders: Are Coyotes Living Near You?

…our Fish and Game Departments. Bill Hobbs is a contributing nature writer and columnist for Estuary magazine. He lives in Stonington, Connecticut, and can be reached for comments at whobbs246@gmail.com.\n\n…

Wildlife Wonders: Blue Jays

…Enjoy! Bill Hobbs is a contributing nature writer for Estuary magazine and The New London (CT) Times. He lives in Stonington, CT, and can be reached for comments at whobbs246@gmail.com.\n\n…

Conte Corner: National Parks

…giant among men. This statue and many others are what await you at the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Park in Cornish, New Hampshire. Augustus Saint-Gaudens was an American sculptor who completed…

From the Publisher- Black Duck

…could tell, in the first light of day, the difference between black ducks and all other ducks, for which the total combined daily bag limit at the time was six…

History

…the dawn of the American Revolution, Venture Smith stood on the banks of the Connecticut River a free man. He had his own farm, his wife and child lived with…

Ride the Connecticut River on Two Wheels

Story and Photos by Elizabeth Normen\n\n My husband, Paul, and I love to explore by bicycle, and we love a water view. When you can combine the two, it’s a…

A Man’s Home is His Castle

…he had starring roles in The Private Secretary and The Professor. While writing and editing the latter, he realized that he could have more freedom, and more money, by doing…

Whitewater Paddling

…Series race in June, has been home to numerous freestyle and downriver competitions, and offers near daily summertime surfing at the famous play hole, easily accessible by a parking area…

Casting About: Farmington River, Part Two

…the dam, hosts the coldest water. Expect hatches to come off later up here than in the “year-round” TMA. It is stocked with almost 10,000 trout each season, half of…

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